Wednesday 20 May 2015

0900 - 0930

Welcome and administration

- Antitrust briefing

0930 - 1100

Joint Industry Session 1

Quality assurance: the particulate challenge

There appears to be an increasing incidence of particulate contamination of jet fuel at some locations. At best these incidents waste management time and cause disputes about who pays for filtration costs. At worst, there is a real risk of supply disruption to both airports and aircraft. The panel will discuss the challenges on the basis of real examples and consider possible ways to mitigate the adverse effects. Main topics will be:

Recent examples and observed trends

Impact on supply chain reliability and costs

Suitability of current specification and diagnostic tests to provide early warning of a filter plugging event

Measures required to mitigate the adverse effects

Coffee break - sponsored by AEG

1145 - 1300

Joint Industry Session 2

Ramp safety, efficiency and the role of audits

The session will examine the various ramp activities and related IATA audit programs such as the IATA Safety Audit for Ground Operations, IATA Operational Safety Audit and IATA Fuel Quality Pool Audits, with the aim of seeking synergies to further improve their effectiveness and efficiencies.

Lunch

1430 - 1500

Joint Industry Session 3

Quiz: Who wants to be an aviator?

Hosted by Mike Farmery, Clear and Bright

1500- 1610

Joint Industry Session 4

Sustainable Aviation Fuel

Next year the ICAO General Assembly will be voting on proposals for a Global Market Based Mechanism (MBM) for controlling aircraft emissions, the details of which are being finalized in 2015. At the same time the EU Emissions Trading Scheme will become applicable on intra-EU flights. Panelists will examine the ICAO process for developing an MBM, the role aviation biofuels could play and the implications of the application of EU ETS to intra-EU flights. It will conclude by looking at some examples of commercial deployment projects to provide and deploy biojet fuel.

1610 - 1645

Joint Industry Session 5

A journey through key jet fuel matters and future topics

Summarizing global jet fuel priorities in 2015, this session will also seek input on issues that should be on the agenda at the November 2015 Fuel Forum.